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- Read on →: vṛtty-arthaṁ bhojanaṁ yeṣāṁ santānārthaṁ ca maithunam
vṛtty-arthaṁ bhojanaṁ yeṣāṁ santānārthaṁ ca maithunam |
vāk satya-vacanārthāya durgāṇy api taranti te ||
(Hitopadeśa: Sandhi, 92)“Those who eat for the sake of upkeep, engage in intercourse for the sake of children, and speak for the sake of truthful speech certainly overcome adversities.”
- Read on →: āhāra-śuddhau sattva-śuddhau
āhāra-śuddhau sattva-śuddhiḥ, sattva-śuddhau dhruvā smṛtiḥ, smṛti-lambhe sarva-granthīnāṁ vipramokṣaḥ |
(Chāndogya Upaniṣad: 7.26.2)“When there is purity of food, there is purity of mind. When there is purity of mind, there is steadfast remembrance. When there is retention of remembrance, there is definitive and complete release from all entanglements.”
- Read on →: vande bhavantaṁ pitaraṁ mahāntam sadā vasantaṁ hṛdayāntare me
vande bhavantaṁ pitaraṁ mahāntam sadā vasantaṁ hṛdayāntare me |
kṛtaṁ mad-arthaṁ bhavatā yad eva saṁsmṛtya sarvaṁ śirasā namāmi ||
(Unknown source)“I offer obeisance to you, great father, who ever dwells within my heart. Remembering carefully all that you have done for me, I bow to you with my head.”
- Read on →: mātā mitraṁ pitā ceti svabhāvāt tratayaṁ hitam
mātā mitraṁ pitā ceti svabhāvāt tratayaṁ hitam |
kārya-kāraṇataś cānye bhavanti hita-buddhayaḥ ||
(Hitopadeśa: 1.35)“Mother, friend, and father—these three by nature are kind [i.e., attentive to your best interests], whereas others are of kind disposition [towards you] because it is their duty [or, because they have some purpose or need of their own to fulfil].”